This is a great set especially for the price. I researched for a long time and finally settled on this set. Assembly is definitely not fun. I recommend unpacking everything and putting it in groups to avoid confusion. Also a power drill is necessary otherwise it will take you days to put this together. Once we finally had the set together we loved it. Its comfortable and offers plenty of room for people to sit. The red pillows are definitely terrible and I plan on replacing them as soon as possible. Other than that the set is great.